Bogotá: Gold Museum, Deep Tour of the Pre-Hispanic World Bogotá: Gold Museum, Deep Journey Through the Pre-Hispanic World
ID: GYG1129665-1733786
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Paese: Colombia
Durata:
04:00 ore
Descrizione
The museum safeguards the memory and legacy of pre-Hispanic peoples. You can learn about the stories and myths behind each piece, exploring ancient cultures and the transformation of metal into sacred art.
The Gold Museum is a cultural gem that preserves the memory and legacy of pre-Hispanic peoples, with over 34,000 pieces made of gold, tumbaga, copper, and other precious metals.
On this free tour, you'll learn about the stories, myths, and meanings behind each piece, exploring how ancient cultures transformed metal into sacred art.
1. Metals Room: The art of transforming metal. You'll discover the techniques that indigenous goldsmiths mastered.
These pieces were offerings to the gods, symbols of authority, and elements used in ceremonies that marked the cycle of life and death.
2. Hall of Pre-Columbian Peoples: Cultural diversity and worldview
We'll explore the works of the Muisca, Tairona, Calima, Quimbaya, Zenú, San Agustín, and Tolima cultures, among others.
3. Offering Room: An encounter with the sacred
Amidst immersive lights and sounds, we'll relive the indigenous offering rituals that took place in sacred lagoons, caves, or temples.
Here, the Balsa Muisca stands out—the museum's most famous piece, representing the mythical rite of El Dorado.
4. Treasure Room: Shine, power, and symbolism
The last part of the tour immerses you in a dazzling collection of ceremonial jewels, breastplates, nose rings, and necklaces that reflect the mastery of the ancient goldsmiths.
Punti salienti
- We'll learn about archeology
- Goldsmith art and the different methods of extracting precious metals
- Life and death of pre-Hispanic peoples
Lingue guida
INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI
In front of the main entrance to the Gold Museum, the guide will be wearing a T-shirt and cap that say Pacha Turismo Pedagógico
INCLUSO
- 1. Santander Park
- Right in front of the main entrance to the Gold Museum
- 2. Gold Museum
- We'll start our journey by exploring the origins of metallurgy in pre-Hispanic cultures. Here, you'll learn about casting, hammering, and lost-wax techniques, and you'll understand how gold was a spiritual rather than an economic element.
- 3. Second Floor
- We'll delve into the cultural diversity of the Colombian territory before the conquest. You'll see pieces from the Muiscas, Taironas, Quimbayas, and Zenúes, among others.
- 4. Third Floor
- This immersive room will transport us to the ancient offering rituals in lagoons and sacred places. Here, you'll discover the famous Muisca Raft, which represents the mythical Rite of El Dorado, and you'll understand how this myth shaped the country's history.
- 5 Fourth Floor
- You'll see majestic pieces that symbolize power, spirituality, and social status. We'll analyze the contrast between the sacred value of gold for indigenous peoples.
NON INCLUSO
- Entry to the Gold Museum isn't included; every national or foreign tourist must purchase it.
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Cancellazioni
Questa escursione può essere annullata senza costi fino a 24 ore prima dell'inizio del viaggio. Se la annulli dopo 24 ore o non ti presenti all'escursione, ti verrà comunque addebitato il prezzo intero dell'attività. Essere in ritardo al ritiro o alla partenza sarà considerato come non presentarsi.
